Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

[ Like many of us girls, I turn to my girlfriends about skincare before I venture out into the unknown of a supermarket, pharmacy, or beauty counter for advice.

I wanted to share with you, my "online" friends, some of my girls who have great skin and know way more about make-up , beauty and skin care than I do.

So I've created a new series of posts called "Today's Beauty", that will look inside the cabinets, cosmetic bags of some of the most beautiful people I know, inside and out. ]

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This weeks’ Beauty is Tasty Morsels Bakery Owner and Creative genius

*Crystal Horton*

Crystal is like the Martha Stewart to the fashion world. She has been featured in Essence magazine and recently hailed in Teen Vogue as the “Queen of Cookies”.

These are custom made Bvlgari cookies!

The young beauty decided to follow her artistic passion and start her own company, Tasty Morsels Bakery, after working for a high-profile French fashion company.

About her beauty picks Crystal says “I have very sensitive skin and Vanicream moisturizes it without causing irritation or redness; a must have in my beauty regiment!”

Crystal’s favorite beauty products:

Mascara by Christian Dior
Lipstick by M·A·C

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So I was reading K is for Kinky yesterday, and I was totally feeling her post about how she dresses “around” her hair, basically its the pivotal point in her entire “look”. I feel the same way because I have locks and my hair is a bit “untamed” which I love, so to neaten my look, I’m always ( well most times) impeccably dressed in some killer heels. They lift your ass, force you to stand straight and also makes people look “up to you”! haha

I think it was Coco Chanel who said  ”A woman with good shoes is never ugly. They are the last touch of elegance”

I can’t agree more!

My entire hallway is dedicated to two bookshelf worth of shoes ( thnx to IKEA) – most of them are not designer shoes, just stuff I’ve found along the way in honing my own personal style. Many are from discount retailers like Marshalls, Daffys, H&M and Neimans Rack.  Very few are Lanvin, YSL and Pierre Hardy.

I am my shoes and my shoes are me. I love to mix high end with vintage, trends with classics and designer with retail brands.

I simply could no live like my husband does with less than 10 pairs of shoes!

I would die!

Yes that might sound superficial, but I don’t care. I’m careful with my money, I take care of my financial responsibilities, I work hard and I do not live above my means.

I’m a reasonable shoe addict, and every woman deserves a guilty pleasure.

HERE ARE a few OF MY FAVE WOMEN WITH A SICK SHOE GAME:

Actually, I think a big part of my love for shoes came from my mother who loves fashion and is still one of the best dressed women I know.

Another part of my shoe love psychoanalysis goes back to my childhood when I would wear my sister’s shoes, because I would always destroy mines so quickly, and my parents budget couldn’t keep up with my speed of destruction.

WHO ARE YOUR SHOE ICONS?

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How cool is this Burberry Prorsum S/S 2011 Studded Trench!

Now you too can have the look for a fraction of the price.

WWWD has teamed up with one of my favorite DIY blogger Erica Domesek from P.S. I Made This to recreate a budget version of the gold studded creation.

If you’ve been trying to find a cheap- er trench coat that still has some rock attitude, you can buy a less-expensive trench ( at H&M, Zara, or Old Navy), vintage or even use one that you’ve had for years to revamp.

To read more about all the how to details check out thier site.

TIP - If I were going through all that trouble to spray paint wooden sticks, I’d actually just change all the black plastic buttons to gold ones as well.

Haider Ackermann has been on the lips of many people since the rumors hit of the Dior split with Galliano. Will he, or won’t he is the question? Now that we’ve gotten our answers, I like many of you am ever so eager to see the first collection.

Here are some of my best looks from the Haider Ackermann Fall 2010 and Fall 2011 collections. Both of which shows a consistently in his theme of deconstructed yet tailored work. A look that can only be pulled off by a confident woman, one who knows her personal style is one part subtle and one part sharp.

The femininity of flowy fabrics and the masculinity of the structured blazers plays on this; you have to be a woman who knows that their is a sweet yet powerful side to her sensuality.  The Haider Ackermann woman is a BOSS.